England women’s side determined to restore pride in Australia

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Edwards will be aiming to show the men how to retain the Ashes when the series gets under wayPaul Kane/Getty Images

John Westerby

Published at 12:01AM, January 9 2014

As the fallout from the men’s series continues, the hope remains that English
cricket can salvage something from Australia this winter when the women’s
Ashes contests begin in Perth tomorrow.

Charlotte Edwards, the captain, is aiming to succeed where Alastair Cook fell
short by repeating the success that her side enjoyed against Australia in
the summer. Playing for the first time under a points-based format taking in
all three forms of the game, England came from behind to regain the Ashes,
winning two of the three one-day internationals and all three Twenty20
matches to earn a series win by 12